Rail chair and fastening.



M. BUSGH.

BAIL 0mm AND FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22, 1914. 1,132,827, Patented Mar. 23, 1915.

MARY BUSCH, OF McARTI-IUR, NORTH DAKOTA.

RAIL CHAIR AND FASTENING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 23, 1915.

Application filed June 22, 1914. Serial No. 846,508.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY Boson, a citizen of the United States, residingat McArthur, in the county of Pembina and State of North Dakota, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail Chairs andFastenings, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in rail chairs and fasteners andone object of the invention is the provision of means capable of use inconnection with wood, metal or composition ties, which will form aperfect chair or support for the rail and provide a reliable fasteningmeans.

Another object of my invention is the provision of means which willproperly sup- 7 port and fasten the rails with reference to the tie,which can be easily applied and removed, which will allow for the propereX- pansion and contraction, which will be reliable and eflicient inevery particular and capable of production at a low price.

With these objects in view, my invention consists of a rail chair andfastening embodying novel features of construction and combination ofparts for service, substantially as shown, described and particularlypointed out in the claim.

Figure 1 represents a plan view of a portion of a rail and tie equippedwith my chair and fastener. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation thereof.Fig. 3 represents a central sectional view, and Fig. 4 represents aperspective view of one of the chairs or supports detached.

The tie A, may be made of wood, metal, cement or of any otherconstruction, and is provided at each end with the openings or passagesB, in which fit the depending sleeves C, which are split to form thepair of arms D, which when the sleeves are in position are bent back toform the retaining hooks E, the said sleeves being formed with anddepending from the plates forming the chairs or supports F. These chairsor supports are thus provided with the depending sleeves, which fit inthe openings B, and are secured in place by the hooks E, said sleevesbeing provided with threaded portions G, which receive the bolt H, hav--ing the angular head H, and the bolt J, having the kerfed or slottedhead J, said heads of the bolts bearing upon the foot K, of the rail,and securing the rail in position, as will be readily understood.

It is evident that I provide a chair and fastening which canbe easilyapplied to the tie, and which cannot possibly become detached, but whichcan be removed when desired, and also that a perfect support andfastening is provided. If desired, a cushion of suitable material L, maybe placed between the chair and tie, which would be desirable where ametal tie or a tie of hard substance is used, as this would give theproper yielding to the chair. be apparent that the chair and fasteningare of extremely simple, durable and inexpensive construction, insuringa practical improvement in this class of inventions.

I claim:

In combination with the rails and tie, of chairs resting upon the tieand supporting the rails, sleeves depending from the chairs and eachformed with a slit to provide portions for engaging the tie, saidsleeves having their upper portion threaded, and fastening bolts screwedinto said sleeves and having heads engaging the foot of the rails.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

V MARY BUSCH.

Witnesses:

C. M. CoNMY, MARTHA CONMY..

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